Teachers in Rhode Island currently maintain their certification by showing evidence of continuous professional development. Creating a personal PD plan is a unit-wide assignment in the School of Education for all student teachers. The steps below are designed to guide you through this process so that we can complete it efficiently.
Complete the form based on one of the lessons you taught last week. Be sure to write down specific evidence from either your lesson plan or your memory of your enactment for each assessment you give.
Use a highlighter to identify areas of your teaching/lesson that were either below standard or that you feel needs improvement
Synthesize your review by completing the following table as best your can:
What is the need?
How will improvement help your students?
How will improvement help your school?
RIBT Standard/Element Addressed?
1.
I need to lean how to connect chemistry content to other disciplines and to students' lives.
Students will be able to see how chemistry is important and how it can be related to other areas of their lives. Students will have a more cohesive learning exerience and will be able to make connections between what they learn in my class and what they learn in other classes. When students see how this subject applies to their lives, they will become more interested in the topic and motivated to learn more.
If I can relate my class to other disciplines, students will feel like their entire education is connected, as opposed to rolling through the motions of five completely separate courses. The school curriculum will be more cohesive and connected.
RIPTS 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 2.1
2.
I need to learn how to incorporate inquiry into more of my lessons.
By using more inquiry in my lessons, students will become more engaged and will be able to take part in higher level thinking. Inquiry promotes critical thinking and stronger understanding of concepts.
Inquiry is a large part of the science NECAP test. If I am able to incorporate inquiry into each lesson, students will be familiar with it, they will have stronger critical thinking skills, and therefore, will perform better on the NECAP test. If all teachers work on developing more critical thinking activities, the school will produce strong students who are able to solve problems and think for themselves.
RIPTS 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5
3.
4.
Formulate a professional development goal based the needs that you have identified. This goal should be:
measurable/observable
should lead to improvement of teaching, student achievement, and/or improvement of learning environment.
should describe new knowledge or skills that you will acquire and how that knowledge/skill will affect the school/district setting.
linked to applicable Rhode Island Beginning Teacher Standards and elements, e.g. RIBTS 2.4.
In the space below, describe your professional development goal. In a second paragraph, use the information above to provide a rationale for your goal by explaining the personal need that it will address as well as how addressing this goal benefits your students and your school.
I. Professional Development Goal
My professional development goal is to become stronger in using inquiry in my lessons. I would like to help my students learn how to become critical thinkers and how to solve problems. I would also like my students to have deeper knowledge of my content through participating in inquiry-based activities. Inquiry is a large part of the science NECAP test and I would like to be able to prepare my students to succeed on this test.
By incorporating more inquiry-based activities in my lessons, my students and my school will greatly benefit. First of all, students will become more engaged in the content and will be able to take part in higher level thinking. Inquiry promotes critical thinking and deeper understanding of concepts. If I am able to incorporate inquiry into each lesson, students will have more experience in the problem solving and critical thinking that is required for success on the NECAP test. If I am able to prepare my students for this test, they will be more successful, which will have positive effects on their education and the school.
Now that you have a PD goal, think about what type of learning opportunities you will participate in to address your needs. Use these links to investigate learning options:
Based on what you have found out, write a 1-2 paragraph narrative outlining at least two ways (PD categories) you will engage in engage in by the end of your first year of teaching. For each activity, explain how you think it will address the need that you have identified.
II. Professional Development Plan
In oder to become a more successful teacher, I must continue to learn and grow throughout my career. As a first year teacher, I would like to become stronger in using inquiry in my lessons. In order to achieve this goal, I will take professional development courses that focus on how to use inquiry and how to incorporate it into the classroom. I will also go to workshops that focus on inquiry and read current literature on how to effectively use inquiry in the classroom.
EDC 484 Personal PD Plan
Teachers in Rhode Island currently maintain their certification by showing evidence of continuous professional development. Creating a personal PD plan is a unit-wide assignment in the School of Education for all student teachers. The steps below are designed to guide you through this process so that we can complete it efficiently.Formulate a professional development goal based the needs that you have identified. This goal should be:
In the space below, describe your professional development goal. In a second paragraph, use the information above to provide a rationale for your goal by explaining the personal need that it will address as well as how addressing this goal benefits your students and your school.
I. Professional Development Goal
My professional development goal is to become stronger in using inquiry in my lessons. I would like to help my students learn how to become critical thinkers and how to solve problems. I would also like my students to have deeper knowledge of my content through participating in inquiry-based activities. Inquiry is a large part of the science NECAP test and I would like to be able to prepare my students to succeed on this test.
By incorporating more inquiry-based activities in my lessons, my students and my school will greatly benefit. First of all, students will become more engaged in the content and will be able to take part in higher level thinking. Inquiry promotes critical thinking and deeper understanding of concepts. If I am able to incorporate inquiry into each lesson, students will have more experience in the problem solving and critical thinking that is required for success on the NECAP test. If I am able to prepare my students for this test, they will be more successful, which will have positive effects on their education and the school.
Based on what you have found out, write a 1-2 paragraph narrative outlining at least two ways (PD categories) you will engage in engage in by the end of your first year of teaching. For each activity, explain how you think it will address the need that you have identified.
II. Professional Development Plan
In oder to become a more successful teacher, I must continue to learn and grow throughout my career. As a first year teacher, I would like to become stronger in using inquiry in my lessons. In order to achieve this goal, I will take professional development courses that focus on how to use inquiry and how to incorporate it into the classroom. I will also go to workshops that focus on inquiry and read current literature on how to effectively use inquiry in the classroom.